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Technology Stocks : Y2K (Year 2000) Stocks: An Investment Discussion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (12409)	7/19/1998 7:36:00 AM
From: bob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13949

<- Previous Next -> Message 3229 of 3230 Reply Invest In Tombstones!! VanGogh123 Jul 18 1998 10:40PM EDT Year 2000 Problem Will Live On Even Longer in Cemeteries ARRE, Vt.--There it is in the lower right hand corner of a headstone in Hope Cemetery. The number "19" standing alone. "That could be a problem," said Charles Day, a sandblaster who spends much of his time during the warm months adding dates to headstones in Vermont cemeteries. There has been plenty of talk about the problems of computers that will reset their dates when the calendar hits 2000. But what about gravestones? Gravestones? Yes, gravestones. Scattered throughout cemeteries across the country are headstones that have already had the first two digits of the year of death, "19," set in stone. The headstones await the arrival of the forward-thinking people who had their stones engraved before their deaths. But in the end, those folks might be outdone by their own foresight and longevity. Day pointed to the headstone of a still-living woman born in 1904. The "19" waits for the digits to make up the year of her death. "There is no good way out," he said. Actuarial tables give the 94-year-old woman a 62.5% chance of still being alive on Jan. 1, 2000. The stone already bears the name of someone who was born in 1900 and died in 1961. Presumably, the stone was erected in the early 1960s. "I don't know that that far back people were thinking that far ahead," Day said.

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (12409)	7/19/1998 8:07:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 13949

IBM: 'Many published reports point to concerns about the readiness of small businesses for the Year 2000. The Gartner Group and others are often quoted as saying small businesses are lagging behind. Our own contact with customers suggests that so far only about 25% of small businesses worldwide are moving to deal with the issue. When we speak to small business owners, there is a surprising lack of urgency. Some think they are ready, some think they have plenty of time, and some feel the issue is all hype and they will not be affected. ... house.gov